Game 4 hero Chris Burke is doused with champagne after his game-winning blast. (David J. Phillip/AP)

In the longest playoff game in history, Chris Burke's homer in the 18th sent Houston to the NLCS with a 7-6 thriller over Atlanta. The Braves' Adam LaRoche hit a grand slam, but Lance Berkman crushed a slam in the eighth and Brad Ausmus tied it with a two-out homer in the ninth.
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